Penn State Extension in Lawrence County

Department Description

About Extension

Penn State Extension is an educational network that gives people in Pennsylvania’s 67 counties access to the University’s resources and expertise. Throughout Pennsylvania with information and a broad range of educational programs designed to:

Support productive, profitable, and competitive businesses and a strong agriculture and food system

Strengthen families, children and youth, and the elderly

Build caring, safe, and healthy communities

Ensure the long-term vitality of Pennsylvania’s natural resources

Enable people to better understand and deal with complex public issues

What is Extension?

It is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state and county governments. Through this county-based partnership, Penn State Extension educators, faculty, and local volunteers work together to share unbiased, research-based information with Lawrence County residents.